"Baath" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɑːθ/ Forms: the Baath [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɑːθ Etymology: From Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”), part of the party's official name, حِزْب البَعْث العَرَبِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ḥizb al-baʕṯ al-ʕarabiyy al-ištirākiyy, literally “the party of the Arab socialist resurrection”). The sequence ــَعْـ (aʿ) is often rendered as ⟨aa⟩ in English; compare Baalbek for بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk), the Kaaba for الكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), Saad (name) for سَعْد (saʕd), or zaatar for زَعْتَر (zaʕtar). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ب ع ث}}, {{der|en|ar|بَعْث|id=resurrection|t=resurrection}} Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”), {{m|ar|حِزْب البَعْث العَرَبِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ|lit=the party of the Arab socialist resurrection}} حِزْب البَعْث العَرَبِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ḥizb al-baʕṯ al-ʕarabiyy al-ištirākiyy, literally “the party of the Arab socialist resurrection”), {{lang|ar|ــَعْـ}} ــَعْـ, {{m|en|Baalbek}} Baalbek, {{m|ar|بَعْلَبَكّ}} بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk), {{m|en|Kaaba|the Kaaba}} the Kaaba, {{m|ar|الكَعْبَة}} الكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), {{m|en|Saad|id=name|pos=name}} Saad (name), {{m|ar|سَعْد}} سَعْد (saʕd), {{m|en|zaatar}} zaatar, {{m|ar|زَعْتَر}} زَعْتَر (zaʕtar) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Baath}} the Baath
  1. The Arab Socialist Baath Party, a secular Arab socialist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: Ba'th, Baʻth (english: stricter transliterations), Ba'ath, Bath [nonstandard, proscribed] Derived forms: Baathism, Baathist, de-Baathification Related terms: Baathi Translations (the Arab Socialist Baath Party): حِزْب البَعْث (ḥizb al-baʕṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), الْبَعْث (al-baʕṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), হেজবে বাছ (hezbe bas) (Bengali), আরবী সমাজতান্ত্রিক হেজবে বাছ (arôbī śômajtantrik hezbe bas) (Bengali), Partiya Be's (Northern Kurdish), حزب بعث (hezb-e ba's) (Persian), بعث (ba's) (Persian), Ҳизби Баъс (Hizbi Baʾs) (Tajik), Баъс (Baʾs) (Tajik), بعث (baʻs̱) [masculine] (Urdu), Baʼs partiyasi (Uzbek), Baʼs (Uzbek)

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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "arôbī śômajtantrik hezbe bas",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "আরবী সমাজতান্ত্রিক হেজবে বাছ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "Partiya Be's"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hezb-e ba's",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "حزب بعث"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ba's",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "بعث"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Hizbi Baʾs",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "Ҳизби Баъс"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Baʾs",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "Баъс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "baʻs̱",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بعث"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "Baʼs partiyasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the Arab Socialist Baath Party",
      "word": "Baʼs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Baath"
}
{
  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "Baath"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Baath",
  "trace": ""
}

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